Little things that helped you lose weight

Two words: Grocery. List.

If a food is not on the list, it doesn't go in the cart. That requires some meal planning, but it cut down on impulse buys that didn't fit well into my calorie goals.

1. Weigh food with digital scale. All food.
2. Identify areas I can cut calories without noticing too much so I can maximize how much I can eat. This lead to a gradual weaning off fancy coffee creamer and substituting unsweetened vanilla almond milk and drinking one cup instead of two. That saves 125-175 calories a day. Almond milk in my cereal or smoothie saves another 100-150--which adds up to a decent size snack a day.
3. Log even when I don't want to. I'm in maintenance now, so I will be relaxed if I go out with friends (which is only about twice a month anyway).
4. Plan my day around exercise and other activities, not food.
5. Stop feeling like food is a reward or that I should have fancy or super awesome dinners every night. Sometimes a bowl of soup is fine.
6. Find new indulgences--either non food (hot baths) or food that helps me reach my goals (Noosa yogurt, for ex--it's delicious, has protein, and doesn't tempt me to overeat like cookies do).

This quote: “The chief cause of failure and unhappiness is trading what we want most for what we want in the moment.” (Bertrand Russell.)

And also measuring food on a scale, not thinking of 5-6 days a week of workout as an "option" but as just something I do, avoiding trigger foods, lots of water, and brushing my teeth right after dinner.